Mt. Vernon Estate, Museums and Gardens (The Visit)

George Washington's Home Tour

May 21, 2010 - Alexandria, VA

If you are visiting the estate for the first time, and you're driving by car with GPS, the address might not show properly on it, making it confusing to follow the directions.
There is a google map linking to the exact address of Mt. Vernon, located on the general information menu on their website. Just google it and you'll be taken up there.

Since we were coming from Washington D.C., it was supposed to be a 30-minute drive going to the place, but gosh!...we were caught up in a traffic jam and so we reached the area after an hour and 30 minutes drive..Whew!

The only thing we were able to do was to visit the mansion which was the last batch of tour at 4PM. Well, better yet than nothing!

it's always good to be there early so you can see and enjoy things including visits to Washington's tom, the gardens, and many more activities.

Excursion at Skyline Caverns

June 22-23, 2007 - Alexandria, Virginia

Our trip to Alexandria was purely for work purpose. Hubby was offered to give a lecture with the US Army officers there, so we drove down there and checked in at Best Western Inn. This was a short trip so we only got the chance to tour Skyline Caverns which was 2 hours drive from Alexandria. It was both our first time with my husband to tour a cave and it was really chilly down there. If you love nature especially caves, then try Skyline Caverns. There are some more cave attractions in Virginia, but so far Skyline was the one closest to us. :).